Lcd Tft

PM

I just got a dell PC and need a TFT I was about to get one but would be great to get TFT which can be used as TV aswell. I want to spend maxi of £180 as a TFT will cost me £100 anyway.

Can anyone advise me please.

Little_John

You will be better looking for an LCD TV with PC input. but the problem is the lower end TV's tend not to have VGA/PC inputs.

For under £180 your looking at 17" 4:3 screen or 15" wide screens or spend a little more and you will get a 19" acer AT1921 from pixmania for £202.

fwor

Depending on how you want to use it, you might consider getting a TV card to go in your PC as an alternative. There are loads of different makes, but for example you can get a Hauppauge single Freeview card for less than £30, or a twin Freeview tuner card for about £50.

PM

I found an LG 19" for 170

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3385383/-/Product.html?searchstring=M198WA+&searchsource=0&P36=7328EQ

NastyMatt

I would definitely go with fwor's suggestion and get a tuner card for your pc. TV's with a pc input never look good as a TV screen does not have the high definition as a pc. Even a good screen "only" has 720 lines, even spending mega bucks on a TV will give you 1080 lines.

So what happens is you need to lower your settings to get it to display at the native resolution of the tv screen.

fwor

PM - don't get the one that you posted a link to on play.com. It only appears to have an analogue tuner, so the TV part will be useless when the switch to digital takes place. Assuming you are in a Freeview area, get one with a DVB digital tuner.